At $2,093/mo, rent takes about 24% of the local median household income, comfortably within the 30% benchmark.
Rent by unit size
These are HUD Fair Market Rents, the payment standard for a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8). They often differ from the $2,093 market median above, and that is expected: FMR is the 40th percentile of standard-quality units and counts gross rent, so it includes essential utilities such as electricity, water, gas, sewer, and trash. The market median is asking rent, which usually excludes utilities. HUD sets FMR once a year; market rent here updates monthly.
Source: HUD Small Area Fair Market Rents. Read the methodology →
12-month history
Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
January. Asking rents in Silverdale usually run 2.3% below trend in January and 2.1% above it in July, about $92 a month apart at today's median. Based on 5 years of data.
Rent in Silverdale is at its highest level since Zillow's records here began in March 2021.
Rent in Silverdale changed +3.9% over the year to September 2026. Across the 97 Washington cities Zillow tracks, the typical change was +2.6%.
Rent has risen 6 months in a row, and rose in 7 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($105,483) is $2,637 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($2,410); a 3-bedroom is $3,150.
Bremerton, 5 miles away, rents for 10% less ($1,879/mo), about $2,600 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for Silverdale. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
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Who lives here
Silverdale, WA is roughly split between renters and owners, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 36.3% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Silverdale, WA has changed in 5 years
Across the past five years, the going rent in Silverdale, WA has shifted from $1,700 to $2,093, up 23.1% since 2021. Household income in the area moved from $87,558 to $105,483 across the same window, up 20.5% versus 2021. Census counts show Silverdale, WA losing about 616 residents over the five-year window, down 2.9% on net. Bachelor's-degree-or-higher attainment moved from 33.8% to 36.3% across the same window. Reading these numbers side by side helps frame whether current listings in Silverdale, WA look reasonable against where the market sat half a decade ago.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
The median rent in Silverdale is $2,093/mo as of October 2026. A studio apartment averages $1,650/mo while a 2-bedroom runs $2,410/mo. One-bedroom apartments average $1,840/mo and 3-bedroom units go for $3,150/mo.
At 24% of local median household income ($105,483/yr), Silverdale ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have increased 3.9% over the past year.
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